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Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics

Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics

Hardcover

General SociologyUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 0521820995
ISBN13: 9780521820998
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Sep 8 2003
Pages: 386
Weight: 1.40
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
Since so few people appear knowledgeable about public affairs, one might question whether collective policy preferences revealed in opinion surveys accurately convey the distribution of voices and interests in a society. Scott Althaus' comprehensive analysis of the relationship between knowledge, representation, and political equality (in opinion surveys) leads to surprising answers. Knowledge does matter, and the way it is dispensed in society can cause collective preferences to reflect opinions disproportionately. Accordingly, the study can help survey researchers, journalists, politicians, and concerned citizens better appreciate the problems and potentials of the usage of opinion polls to represent the people's voice.

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